The Tree of Jesse
Oil Painting
ca. 1600 (painted)
ca. 1600 (painted)
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Panel painted in oils on oak, surrounded by a moulded framework of pine. It represents St. Mathew seated on the right below a tree and writing in a book at the description of an angel. On the left is a 'Jesse Tree' with prophets and kings on the branches, at the foot Eve offering Adam the apple, the serpent being coiled around the tree.
Object details
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| Title | The Tree of Jesse |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'The Tree of Jesse', British School, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | Panel painted in oils on oak, surrounded by a moulded framework of pine. It represents St. Mathew seated on the right below a tree and writing in a book at the description of an angel. On the left is a 'Jesse Tree' with prophets and kings on the branches, at the foot Eve offering Adam the apple, the serpent being coiled around the tree. |
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| Object history | Purchased, 1928 |
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| Accession number | W.8-1928 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2007 |
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